Maxine was born Sept. 29, 1942, in DeWitt, to George Henry Malone and Melba Louise Bowen Malone. She was a member of First Baptist Church in DeWitt and retired rice grader at Producer’s Rice Mill for 25 years.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Bob Malone.

Survivors are her daughter, Cheryl Turney and husband Richard; two sisters, Ruby Sue Malone of Omaha, Neb., and Deborah Ruth Ellis of North Carolina; and her furry companion, Polly Anna.

Funeral services, officiated by Bro. David Inzer, are 10 a.m. Monday at Turpin Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be at a later date in Cedar Crest Memorial Gardens.